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Over the next 40 years we will have to build the same urban capacity again that was built over the last 4000 years. On top of this, 80 percent of the expected US$80-100 billion per year in climate change adaptation costs are to be borne by urban areas. Now is the time to make sure that the cities of the future will be resource-efficient and resilient. To provide a global platform for cities on resilience and adaptation to climate change, ICLEI, together with the City of Bonn and the World Mayors Council on Climate Change, is staging the Resilient Cities 2011 world congress in Bonn, Germany, on 3-5 June. The patron of the congress is UN-HABITAT’s Executive Director Joan Clos, who points out that “preparing for the impacts of climate change on the world’s cities is a major challenge of the 21st century”. “Many local leaders, because they are directly accountable to their communities, have already taken action to embark on a low-carbon and resilient path”, comments Marcelo Ebrard, the Mayor of Mexico City and Chair of the World Mayors Council on Climate Change. |
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Location : Bonn, Germany Contact : http://resilient-cities.iclei.org/bonn2011/ |
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